The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-11-19

object of special comment In # ont Of them march
ed Miss Mary Mccormick, master workmen of the
organization known al Lucy Parsons Assembly,
knights of Labor She was attended by two others
and the trio carried huge wreath, to the top OF
which was attached snow white dove the en-
blem OF peace. 1t will be remembered that the sig
nal for the gathering at Haymarket Square was the
printed German word '.Ruhe," meaning peace.
This was the only white dove in the whole line.
The tribute was sent by the ladies' defense fund
committee of Cincinnati. Then came more men,
women and children, and it took the marching
thousands just twenty-three minutes TO pass the
corner.
OVER THE SPOT WHERE THE BOMB FELL
After the pedestrians came the carriages, to the
number of fifty. They were over loaded with people
of all ages and sexes and here a change was made.
Instead of turning into Lake street the line of We
hicles kept on due south Desplaines street at a
brisk trot. squarely over the spot where the bomb
fell, and on over the ground strewn by mangled
bodies the night of the riot, tramped the horses.
But there was no crowd there to-day. Not dozen
persons were at the corner of Randolph street when
the first carriage rolled by On went the line past
the Desplaines street station, on the steps of which
stood Lieut.. Bold and few policemen, who gazed
on with stolid looks. In the alley stood patrol
wagon with horses all ready to CO. showing that the
officers were on the alert. The carriages reached
the Wisconsin Central Depot possibly 20 minutes
ahead of the marchers of the procession, who went
east on Lake street. south Fifth avenue and past
the building in which formerly the Office of
August Spies and Albert R. Parsons when they
wrote boodthirsty editorials for their respective
papers-the Arbeiter Zeitung and the Alarm. As
the first ranks of the Aurora Turn Verein passed
the building some of its members raised in the
air small United States flag and waved it over his
head.
This was the signal for a cheer from the loyal
spectators on the sidewalk. In helf an hour more
Marshal Hepp halted the procession at the Wiscon-
sin Central Depot, and the collins of the four men
who had paid the penalty of murder on the galows,
and that of Louis Lingg. the bomb-maker and sui
eide, were borne on the shoulders of the pail
bearers through the side entrance to the depot and
deposited in combination baggage and smoking
car, to which was attached an engine. ready to
start for waldheim Cemetery
THE RIDE TO THE CEMETERY.
So dense was the crowd on the tracks that when
the train pulled out of the depot it was ut snails
pace Men and boys attempted to crowd on the al
ready packed platforms only to be showed off again
The river at last reached and crossed, and the
dense throng was left behind The locomotive kept
up continued footing as it neared the principal
street crossings, where many curious people were
watching the sight Every one of the viaducts I'M
with sightseers Out through the Bohemian district
the train rolled and as it passed by many Bohemian
women whose husbands had taken part in the riot
Gus scenes of May, 1856, peered out of windows and
back fences to get glimpse of the car in which
were the remains of those who had preached anarchy
to their spouses and led them in many strike
Western avenue was reached, and looking south
down the thoroughfare could be seen the tall smoke
stack and high belfry of McCormicks great reaper
works Here it was that, at the intersection of Blue
Island avenue, or, as it is called 1.-THE Black road,
on the afternoon of May g. 1856. August Spies dev-
cred his famous speech, by which he so wrought up
his listeners that an attack was made on the works
and battle with the police ensued.
From this point out to Waldhem there was no
incident of special note and when the train halted
at the road leading to the cemetery the passengers
rushed of the and pe nell to the burial
ground.
THE CEMETERY.
| In the distance half mile away, could be seen
the bleak-lookng, dingy pckets of the cemeterys
high paling. A band, with crimson-faced uniforms,
led the way with the most mournful drge of the day
down past grove of oak trees. High on the Shout
ders of their former associates were the black collins
of the anarchists each half hidden by draping of
flaming red On either side of the road for the first
quarter mile were ranged long lines OF people just
in the city streets Approaching the huge, un-
slightly red brick gate. however, there scarcely
human being to be seen outside the organizations
following the collins. When the five corpses where
once inside the cemetery bell was heard tolling,
but in quick. agitated manner that reminded many
of the name of Parsonss fierce mouthpiece the anar
chist Alarm. The sound had hardly ceased when
the collins were brought to standstil and laid upon
rude little platform in front of what looked like
rough stone hut perfectly windowless, and with OIL
] ly one small door. A moment later those who had
followed the collins to this point could not stir
foot, so thick had the crowd become The relatives
of the dead men were quickly gathered beside Capt
Black on the platform, but in the gathering dark
ness the only features that could be dscerned were
the cleaning eyes of Parsons wife, the pale brow of
Nina Van Zandt and the grosslooking form of Ida
FIiedel, Louis Lingg's sweetheart
CAPT. BLACKS ADDRESS.
Without any preliminaries whatever Capt. Black
began the first of the funeral orations- 1t we'll
expressed but had more effect on the listeners
than had the inscriptions the gravestones scatter
ed about He said: what is truth? Through eigh-
teen centuries and more the answer of that loyal,
that Glorious One of Nazareth to that question has
been in these words; I am the truth, aud no man
knows truth until it has become the inspiration of
his life and he is crowned in death. These men
have kept loyal to the convictions that entered into
their lives. am not here this afternoon to speak TO
you any special words concerning the cause. for
which these men lived. nor concerning the manner
of their taking off, but to speak to you like friend
to tell you that that cause which commanded their
services was sealed at last by their lives with
stinted measure for the sake of those they loved
You know how grandly they passed out of this life
into perfect and glorious life that is beyond the
reach of misjudgment We not here beside the
baskets of felons consigned to ignomnious DEATH
We are here beside the bodies of those who were
sublime in their selfsacrihce and for whom the glib
bet became the glorious cross. They have been
painted and presented to the word men loving
violence and riot and bood-shed for its own sake
Nothing could be further from the truth. They
were men who loved peace whose hearts were full
of tenderness, who were loved by those who knew
them, trusted by those who came to understand the
glory and power of their lives And the anarchy of
which they spoke and taught, what was tbut an at
tempt to answer the question: AMER the revolution
wha?' They believed that there was that of wrong
and hardship in the existing order which pointed to
conflict, because they believed that seshaess would
not surrender peaceably and of is own motion to
righteousness. And the whole Of their thought, of
their philosophy anarchists, was the establish
ment OF any order of society that should be symbol
lied in the words Order without force Is II prac
teal? know not. They thought it was. know
that it is not practical now, but know also phi
osopher and Christian under the inspiration of love
that day will come when righteousness will reign
in the earth and when sin and selfshness will end"
Capt. Black ended his address by reading poem
reciting the virtues of the deceased and landing
archy, The verses were written by some one un-
known to him and handed to him on the train.
VIOLENT H4R4NGUEs
lie was followed by Robert Beiigel, Of DETROIT who
spoke in German, and had only said one sentence
when he had reused the crowd from their letharpy